"My head hurts so much..."
Anka, the High Priest who had spent years attending to the statue of the great Ancient Flame Demon God in True Flame Valley, had been unable to sleep peacefully for more than half a month.
Ever since the news had reached True Flame Valley that the three True Demons had been defeated one after another by the invaders, and that the Underground World was on the verge of destruction, Anka had realized that even True Flame Valley, one of the most powerful valleys in the Underground World, would ultimately be unable to avoid being targeted by the invaders.
It had begun preparing for war long ago.
Fortunately, though,
there were quite a few valleys in the Underground World more powerful than True Flame Valley. And compared to the invaders' center of expansion, True Flame Valley was extremely remote. As a result, the war had dragged on for more than a decade before finally spreading here.
During that time,
Anka had heard about and witnessed more than a dozen valleys, once even more powerful than ancient True Flame Valley, being destroyed one by one.
"High Priest, I've heard that the Superhumans try to recruit a few Demons with potential. They enter their dreams and turn them into so-called Derivatives. There have already been several such cases. Perhaps you're on the Superhumans' list of targets, too. Should we seek guidance from the great Ancient Flame Demon God?"
A trusted maid who had traveled a long way asked with concern.
The maid was from the Lust Flame Fairy clan.
Though the clan was made up of low-level Demons and wasn't particularly numerous, it served other purposes for high-level Demons.
Setting aside their alluring beauty, graceful figures, and bewitching charms, the greatest concern for high-level Demons was reproduction. The